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I agree with most people saying that the plot is somewhat boring and that the situation between a young girl, falling in love and her ex boyfriend trying to fight an alien race is pretty stupid. But the whole idea or message of this movie is far more important than being a critic and looking at these small details like design, characters etc.
The message is pretty clear and a thought provoking one. The way we have evolved, we are dangerous to human kind ourselves. The fact that we are involved in warfare, killing humans and not reaching our full potential of living in harmony makes this movie quite interesting. Especially since this one is a Russian production and no Hollywood everyday movie. Because in a Hollywood production most likely the Aliens would have been hostile and the military would have saved us yet again (LET'S INVEST IN THE MILITARY - PROPAGANDA).
Instead it shows that civilisations who have evolved passed their planets or galaxy have had to overcome differences between their own race. Reach their full potential to grow as a race and discover all the benefits of working together for the greater good. At this very moment, humanity is drifting apart. Building walls, killing people, animals, destroying the forests, the oceans etc etc.
Until we start letting compassion and love thrive, we will never reach our full potential and will never be able to understand the most important aspects of life.
This is what this movie is about after all.
So my take, it is quite poor from a characterisation point of view, the story line is lacking some sensibility in terms of realistic human behaviour (however, there are some weirdos out there so maybe it is accurate), but there are some minor funny elements as well thought provoking details (for example how many humans we have killed over the past 5k years and how long they see humanity live before it goes instinct, killing itself). I would recommend this movie. But surely, it is not for everyone.
I agree with most people saying that the plot is somewhat boring and that the situation between a young girl, falling in love and her ex boyfriend trying to fight an alien race is pretty stupid. But the whole idea or message of this movie is far more important than being a critic and looking at these small details like design, characters etc.
The message is pretty clear and a thought provoking one. The way we have evolved, we are dangerous to human kind ourselves. The fact that we are involved in warfare, killing humans and not reaching our full potential of living in harmony makes this movie quite interesting. Especially since this one is a Russian production and no Hollywood everyday movie. Because in a Hollywood production most likely the Aliens would have been hostile and the military would have saved us yet again (LET'S INVEST IN THE MILITARY - PROPAGANDA).
Instead it shows that civilisations who have evolved passed their planets or galaxy have had to overcome differences between their own race. Reach their full potential to grow as a race and discover all the benefits of working together for the greater good. At this very moment, humanity is drifting apart. Building walls, killing people, animals, destroying the forests, the oceans etc etc.
Until we start letting compassion and love thrive, we will never reach our full potential and will never be able to understand the most important aspects of life.
This is what this movie is about after all.
So my take, it is quite poor from a characterisation point of view, the story line is lacking some sensibility in terms of realistic human behaviour (however, there are some weirdos out there so maybe it is accurate), but there are some minor funny elements as well thought provoking details (for example how many humans we have killed over the past 5k years and how long they see humanity live before it goes instinct, killing itself). I would recommend this movie. But surely, it is not for everyone.